Mythology Exam Review - Accelerate

Mythology Exam Review

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Mythological

Characters

Mythological

Creatures

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Multiple Choice

Hades is a Greek mythological character referred to often in other stories. He rules:

• the heavens

• Earth

• the underworld

• the moon and stars

Multiple Choice

Which answer below is an example of mythological character?

• dinosaur

• pirate

• dragon

• horse

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Which common mythological character fits this description: a female head and torso, a fish tail and lives in the water?

• dragon

• fairy

• mermaid

• minotaur

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Zeus is a widely known Greek mythological character even featured in popular fiction such as the Percy Jackson series. Who is Zeus?

• all of the above

• ruler of the sea

• ruler of the Olympian gods

• ruler of the underworld

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Which cultures incorporate myths into their storytelling?

• the Romans

• the Mayans

• all of the above

• the Greeks

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Which answer would be considered an example of a modern myth?

• Big Foot

• mermaids

• dragons

• fairies

Multiple Choice

When an author has an explanation printed at the bottom of the page you are reading to identify a reference they made to another author's work, this text feature is called:

• a glossary

• a footnote

• an illustration

• a caption

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Which example is not considered a reference material?

• online encyclopedias

• novels

• dictionaries

• nonfiction books

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When you have an unfamiliar word, a good strategy is to look at the meaning of the surrounding words to figure out its meaning. This is called:

• context clues

• reviewing

• skim reading

• previewing